AlbaniaPastPresent #77 Albania past and present

Project Gutenberg reached the combatants. This made people think that the Minister of War, Essad Pasha, was divert- ing the ammunition to other localities, in further- ance of his own designs. There was much truth in this popular belief. It was no secret that Essad Pasha was not overzealous in winning back the southern provinces, for the simple reason that he had left behind him an evil reputation in that region in his former capacity as commander of the Turkish gendarmerie at Janina. It was also evident that as soon as Southern Albania should be joined to the main body of the State, the career of Essad Pasha would be cut short, because of the relentless opposi-